Tag Archive: Anglophilia

I’ve always been a sucker for a British accent (and yes, I know there are at least a dozen variations of them). But this fun segment with some members of the case of Downtown Abbey perfectly demonstrates why. Stephen Colbert asks Hugh Bonneville (the Earl of Grantham), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary) and Allen Leech (Tom …

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It may be hard to believe, but this rampant Anglophile was kind of late in jumping on the Downton Abbey train. I blame this squarely on the vagaries of Swedish television programming practices. The first two seasons originally aired here in 2011 (early spring and late fall, respectively) but on a night and time when …

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via buzzfeed.com If “The 12 Days of Christmas” carol was rewritten to reflect gifts that one might actually receive in this century, this collection of images from Buzzfeed totally would make the cut for the 10th Day of Christmas. In fact, I think I’m going to get my True Love on it right away! Seriously, …

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via jezebel.com A man’s Facebook rant about misleading ads for feminine hygiene products prompted the above response from one of the makers of those products. Be sure to watch all the way to the end … it’s worth it. Gawd, I love British humour.

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Thanks to the schizophrenic scheduling habits of Swedish TV programmers, I am just now getting around to watching the first season of Downton Abbey. This, despite the fact that everyone who knows me (a rampant Anglophile with a love of history) has been telling me that it was worth risking the wrath of Dr. Darling …